The Victorinox Swiss Classic Picnic Knife is a kitchen knife that folds, and we’ve used it at camp for a while now. It’s super handy: very light and small folded, but a decent size once you open it, and its 11 cm serrated blade handles breakfast, dinner and whatever else we cook. The blade folds back into the handle, so it can go in a bag or the kitchen box without a sheath. It weighed 44 g on our scale, and it cost $40.
What’s in the box
One folding knife with a black, textured handle and an 11 cm serrated blade with a rounded tip, in a slim cardboard box. It’s Swiss made, dishwasher safe and covered by a lifetime warranty. It also comes in red.
What we like
- Light and small, decent size open
- Really sturdy build
- Handle fits well in your hand
- Folds shut with one hand
- Serrated blade, rounded tip
- Dishwasher safe
What we don’t
- Only a blade, no other tools
- Pricey for one kitchen knife
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Victorinox |
| Model | 6.7833.F |
| Material | Stainless steel bladePolypropylene handle |
| Colour options | BlackRed |
| Weight | 44 g |
| Length | Blade11 cmPacked13 cm |
| Made in | Switzerland |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
The one-handed lock
It has a really handy lock. Open, the blade locks in place, and by the hinge the back of the blade is marked PRESS. Push the lock aside there and the blade folds back into the handle, and you can do it with one hand, which is great when the other hand is holding a chopping board or a pan. Folded, the edge sits inside the handle with only a sliver of its back showing, so it can go loose in a bag or a drawer.
Cooking at camp
The blade has a wavy, serrated edge and a rounded tip, and it’s sharp enough for all our basic jobs around camp: slicing bread and tomatoes for breakfast, cutting up vegetables and meat for dinner, and even cutting some rope when we need to. Opened out, it’s a decent-sized kitchen knife, and the textured handle fits really well in your hand. It feels really sturdy, too.
Size and weight
Folded, it’s about 13 cm long and slim, so it fits easily in a hand, a pocket of the kitchen box or a picnic bag, and it weighed 44 g on our scale. When you get home, it can go in the dishwasher with the rest of the camp dishes. It’s the camp kitchen pick in our camping knives guide.
Victorinox or Opinel?
We also use the Opinel No.07 My First Opinel, a smaller folding knife with a round tip. The Victorinox is the better kitchen knife, with a longer serrated blade, a lock you can fold with one hand and a handle that goes in the dishwasher. The Opinel is smaller and lighter, with a plain edge, a twist-ring lock and a beech handle you wipe dry, our pick for sandwiches and snacks on the table.
This one Victorinox Picnic | Lighter Opinel No.07 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tip | Rounded | Rounded |
| Lock | Push lock | Twist ring |
| Handle | Polypropylene | Varnished beech |
| Cleaning | Dishwasher safe | Wipe dry |
| Made in | Switzerland | France |
| Blade | 11, serrated | 8, plain edge |
| Weight | 44 g | 35 g |
| Price paid | $40 | $30 |
| Our score | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Conclusion: Victorinox Swiss Classic Picnic KnifeConclusion
The Victorinox Swiss Classic Picnic Knife is a super handy knife for camp. It’s light and small folded but a decent size open, it’s really sturdy, and the handle fits well in your hand. It’s sharp enough for every meal and even a bit of rope, and the lock lets you fold it with one hand. It only does one job, and $40 is a fair bit for a single knife, but it has earned its place in our kitchen box.
A super handy, sturdy folding knife for every meal at camp.
It’s light and small folded but a decent size open, it’s sharp enough for cooking and even rope, and you push the lock aside to fold it with one hand. It only does one job, though, and $40 is a fair bit for it.
- Car campers
- 4WD tourers
- Picnics
For camp cooking, yes. It cost $40, more than a basic kitchen knife, but it’s really sturdy, folds away safely with one hand and comes with a lifetime warranty.
